Tiananmen Square

Tour Day 3 (Běijīng, train to Xī’ān)

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May 21st 2008
Today was going to be a busy day. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, a visit to the Běijīng Hútòng area (one of our options), and then back to the hotel to pick the bus up to take us to the rail station, for our night train to Xī’ān. From memory, I think we skipped breakfast today, as there just wasn’t time, so we just got snacks from the local store, as well as some more water. Tiananme ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more